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Larkin and Lacey will do their Part to Defend Immigrant and Citizen Rights

People have the right to life, freedom and the pursuit of happiness. These rights are extremely important to everyone that is alive and breathing. These rights are guaranteed to all people because each living being should have the opportunity to live a life that is free from oppression, tyranny and fear. Unfortunately, there are groups of people who do not believe in these inalienable rights.

There are hate groups that believe that people do not have the right to live as freeman. Yes, slavery has ended hundreds of years ago; but certain groups of people still want it to continue.

There are governments that look upon refugees as unwanted rejects that should be marginalized and removed from their territory. Individuals exist in this world who make do their best to make life miserable for racial minorities.

Racism, bigotry, prejudice and injustice are alive and thriving in modern times. Simply put, there are people who hate their fellow man and they want to see them downtrodden and defeated.

Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin are two men who understand how hatred can destroy a person’s life. Maricopa County Sheriff, Joe Arpaio, is considered one of the worst and most controversial law enforcement officers in the history of the United States. He happened to reside in Arizona.

During his time in office he engaged in corrupt practices. Michael Lacey and Jim Larkin were two men who found out about his actions. They are the founders of the Phoenix New Times. They reported a story in their paper about Arpaio. After they did, Arpaio received a subpoena and had these two men arrested. He dragged them from their homes during the middle of the night and threw them in jail.

Not only were Larkin and Lacey wrongly imprisoned by the sheriff; Arpaio even demanded a list of the Phoenix Time Newspaper subscribers. He apparently wanted to keep tabs on all the people who had subscribed to this document. The incident was clearly a violation of Larkin and Lacey’s constitutional rights. The courts ruled in their favor and the city of Maricopa had to pay the two men nearly $4 million dollars.

Immigrants and minorities within this U.S. state constantly feel the backlash from anti-immigration policies and sentiment. Their Frontera Fund is a just a tool to help people to stand up to the challenge of racial hatred, discrimination and prejudice.